PLUS (PT)

The Desert Speaks"Desolation Canyon River Journey"
Take a trip down the virtually unknown Green River in Utah, which is often overshadowed by its more famous counterpart - the mighty Colorado River. Along the river's course explore what is perhaps the best-known geographical feature of the river, the prehistoric creatures buried along its banks in Dinosaur National Monument. No trip down the Green River would be complete without a venture through the appropriately named Desolation Canyon and some of the wildest, least inhabited areas remaining in the U.S. D

7:30 am

Ciao Italia"Homemade Ricotta/Ricotta Fatta In Casa"
You'll never use store-bought ricotta again, after Mary Ann shows you how easy it is to make it yourself. And once it's done, get ready to make an unforgettable dessert: Roasted Pineapple with Ricotta Cream filled with crunchy pistachios. And don't forget this summertime, wintertime, anytime light luncheon treat: Ricotta Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes. D

Pati's Mexican Table"Mexican Brunch"
A Mexican brunch is the perfect way to ease into the weekend. This episode will look at what a late breakfast/early lunch in Mexico might look like and what recipes you can prepare in your own home. Those will include: Rabo de Mestiza: Poached Eggs in a Tomato and Poblano Rajas Sauce; Refried Beans and Cheese Chimichangas; Garibaldis: Vanilla Pound Cakes with Lime-Apricot Glaze and Sprinkles. D

GardenSMART
The gardeners at the Biltmore Estate and Gardens share their gardening secrets with you. One tip: Instead of concentrating overall, work on pieces (borders or rooms) of the garden. GardenSMART was impressed. D

10:00 am

Bluegrass Underground"The Civil Wars"
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND is a concert series shot 333 ft. underground in the Volcano Room of Tennessee's 32-mile long Cumberland Caverns. The subterranean descent passes a waterfall and pool, leading to a musical venue unlike any other. D

10:30 am

Music Voyager"Mystical Cappadocia"
Host Jacob Edgar explores Turkey's mystical side, from trance-inducing whirling dervishes and surreal landscapes to trippy Turkish psychedelic rock. Murat Ertel of the electric folk band Baba Zula takes Jacob on a road trip along the Bosporus Strait and back to the group's colorful studio in a quirky artists' community. Later in the episode, he visits a hookah bar, meets innovative clarinet player Serkan Cagri, experiences a sensual belly dance demonstration and dines on delicious local cuisine. D

11:00 am

Sesame Street"The Good Sport"
Elmo and Abby are playing a game of hot potato together. Elmo keeps losing the game and starts to feel frustrated. He thinks that something must be wrong with the potato, and tries using another one, but he still loses. D

12:00 pm

Dinosaur Train"The Old Bird/Diamond Don"
The Old Bird - Buddy, Tiny and Mom make a play date with Petey Peteinosaurus to ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Arlene Archeopteryx, a bird from the family of the oldest birds ever! The kids are excited to learn that Arlene is a bird and a dinosaur. Home With Shiny & Don - Shiny and Don stay at home and we get to see that just because they don't always ride with Buddy and Tiny on the Dinosaur Train doesn't mean that they are not having fun. An adventure into a local caves leads to a marvelous and brilliant discovery. D

12:30 pm

Super Why!"Momotaro The Peach Boy"
Pig and his brothers want to build a treehouse but they're so busy squabbling, they'll never get the job done. The Super Readers head into a Japanese Folktale and meet a little boy whose friends are arguing so loudly, it actually angers an ogre! Will they be able to show their new pals that arguing is the pits?G

1:00 pm

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!"No Night Today/Fun in the Sun"
No Night Today - Nick and Sally want to keep playing, but it's getting dark. Why does nighttime have to come? The Cat knows someone who can answer that question - Astronaut Audrey! With a trip to her International Space Station and a large model of the solar system, the kids learn that it's the earth's spinning near the sun that makes it night or day. Fun in the Sun - Phew it's hot! Too hot to play outside. D

1:30 pm

Wild Kratts"Little Howler"
Chris and Martin are unpacking from an adventure and are surprised when a Wolf pup pops out of their bags. They have no idea where the little guy came from and must retrace their steps in order to return him back to his pack. They experience that wolves are a very social animal with a close pack structure and frequent visual and audio communication among individual members. D

2:00 pm

Dialogue for Kids"Bees"
Bees are insects essential for life on Earth. Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests Dr. Ron Bitner, entomologist and vintner, and Kirk Tubbs, berry farmer and beekeeper, answer students' questions about bees.G

2:30 pm

Piano Guy
This viewers' favorite compilation show filled with wonderful performances from past episodes. These include Bobby Floyd playing "Unforgettable," five-time Grammy nominee, David Benoit, performing "Your Song," David Tolley entertaining us with "Classical Gas".plus many, many more. D

3:00 pm

NOVA"Decoding Neanderthals"
A team led by geneticist Svante Paabo announces in 2010 they have reconstructed much of the Neanderthal genome, and the analysis shows modern humans and their Neanderthal cousins interbred widely outside Africa. The film looks at these findings and a range of new evidence for Neanderthal self-expression and language.G

NOVA"Decoding Neanderthals"
A team led by geneticist Svante Paabo announces in 2010 they have reconstructed much of the Neanderthal genome, and the analysis shows modern humans and their Neanderthal cousins interbred widely outside Africa. The film looks at these findings and a range of new evidence for Neanderthal self-expression and language.G

6:00 pm

Science Mission 101
This competitive reality-style program challenges two teams of high school students to unravel the scientific mystery of why only certain strains of the bacterium salmonella make people sick. The teams perform their scientific investigations aboard the University of Pittsburgh's Mobile Science Lab, a converted 18-wheeler.G

6:30 pm

EcoSense for Living"Children & Nature"
Remember how kids used to play outside every day, running thorough the neighborhood until sunset? In this episode of EcoSense for Living we explore "nature deficit disorder," a term coined by Richard Louv (author, Last Child in the Woods), to describe the physical, mental, and emotional effects that children suffer when they lose contact with nature. Richard pinpoints how we came to be a nation separated from the natural world and how we can reverse it. We'll also hike with psychologist, Dr. David Busch, who uses nature therapy to help kids with ADD and ADHD. D

7:00 pm

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Future Car"
The search for a quiet, fast, safe, exciting and non-polluting fuel-cell car takes Alda from Germany to California to Iceland, which is attempting to become the first nation to entirely replace imported petroleum with domestically produced hydrogen.G

8:00 pm

Secrets of the Dead"Cavemen Cold Case"
A tomb of 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones discovered in El Sidron, a remote, mountainous region of northern Spain, leads to a compelling investigation to solve a double mystery: How did this group of Neanderthals die? And could the fate of this group help explain Neanderthal extinction? Scientists examine the bones and discover signs that tell a shocking story of how this group may have met their deaths. Some bones bear distinct signs of cannibalism. Was it a result of ritual or hunger? Neanderthal experts are adamant that they were not bloodthirsty brutes. D

9:00 pm

NOVA"Decoding Neanderthals"
A team led by geneticist Svante Paabo announces in 2010 they have reconstructed much of the Neanderthal genome, and the analysis shows modern humans and their Neanderthal cousins interbred widely outside Africa. The film looks at these findings and a range of new evidence for Neanderthal self-expression and language.G

10:00 pm

Science Mission 101
This competitive reality-style program challenges two teams of high school students to unravel the scientific mystery of why only certain strains of the bacterium salmonella make people sick. The teams perform their scientific investigations aboard the University of Pittsburgh's Mobile Science Lab, a converted 18-wheeler.G

10:30 pm

EcoSense for Living"Children & Nature"
Remember how kids used to play outside every day, running thorough the neighborhood until sunset? In this episode of EcoSense for Living we explore "nature deficit disorder," a term coined by Richard Louv (author, Last Child in the Woods), to describe the physical, mental, and emotional effects that children suffer when they lose contact with nature. Richard pinpoints how we came to be a nation separated from the natural world and how we can reverse it. We'll also hike with psychologist, Dr. David Busch, who uses nature therapy to help kids with ADD and ADHD. D

11:00 pm

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Future Car"
The search for a quiet, fast, safe, exciting and non-polluting fuel-cell car takes Alda from Germany to California to Iceland, which is attempting to become the first nation to entirely replace imported petroleum with domestically produced hydrogen.G